PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Flores (ranked 4029 p4p, 4168 weight class) and Tao Pai (ranked 438 p4p, 448 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Flores
vs
Pai

175 cm
18
181
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
169
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tao Pai!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores misses with an uppercut.
Pai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flores has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pai lands a nice looking body shot.
Flores takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flores is looking to clinch.
Flores walks into a stiff left hand from Pai.
Flores with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pai to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Antonio Flores has been cut.
Pai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flores. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pai lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Pai does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Flores misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Flores misses the target.
Tao Pai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Pai sprawls well.
Pai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flores takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flores doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pai misses with a double jab.
Pai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pai thumps Flores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pai can pounce on him.
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pai looks for the body kick but Flores saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai cracks Flores with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pai throws a leg kick which misses Flores's front leg but catches the back leg as Flores tries to avoid it.
Flores throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flores is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pai cracks Flores with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flores.
Flores looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flores.
Flores on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pai. Pai obviously looking to wear him down.
Pai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flores on the side of the head.
Pai with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Pai's head but Pai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pai scores with a punch to the head.
Pai scores with a punch to the head.

Flores is rocked!
Pai cracks Flores with a hook to the temple - Flores is on wobbly legs here! Pai swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Flores falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pai wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tao Pai!